Holder



Feb. 1o, 1948.

HOLDER Filed Aug.Y 17, 1943.

' M. COHEN 2,435,818

Patented Feb. 10, 1948 y Meyer Cohen, Forest Hills, `assg'nor to May 1 I Miriam'Cohen, Eorgst'llills, N-.1.

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(ores-6512 5 The present invention relates toholders, and

more1particularly=to holders forvr the stems of flowers, corsages or similar` objectswhich` may be"securedfifdesirem tothe wearing apparel3 or hairof'afwearerr- 1g i i Objects and" advantages f ofVl theA invention will bev ,setv 'forth" in`A part 'hereinafterA and inJpart-will be'obviousA herefrom, or-maybe' learned byv practice- Witlrthe Jinvention,l theisame'being realized and attained bymeans of"the-instrumentalities and combinations Vpointed -out inthe appended claims; L, Y Y

vThe invention' consists in the novel parts, constructions, arrangements, combinations-,land'` improvements herein showrr and described;

' vTheaccompanyingy drawings-referred to herein and constituting-a parthereof, 'illustrateg one embodiment of' the invention; andl lgether4 with the` description-g serve-tog explain-the principles lof the-invention.

A' ft san' objectofd the present invention to lprovdea' simpleand'v eticient-holding` device 'for the stemsofiiowers,coorsages'; orother Vobjects "and one-which-'maybe utilized to secure suchob- 'jects to thel wearing apparel orK hair of the wearer. Another objectg-is to provide such any article "holderlin-Which thearticle,suchiasa flower'stem, 4may be; placed with a minimum `of trouble and complication, and -wloich` securely` holds av stem `ormegplace'd therein-r -Still'anotl'ier object isl the provision'of a stem holder-v whichl is relatively simplelA and economical to make:V They invention further providesan unobtrusiveholderfor stems and 'other objects-afteraixing to the apparel or Of thedrawings:

' Fignfl` isa-perspective view from the back of anV illustrative embodiment ofthe--present inven- -lFig. 2 is a perspective view from the back of the embodimentv ofthe invention shown in Fig. 1

vshowing a flower stem inplace inthe lholder;

-wFiggf is aperspective-view from the-frontof the embodiment shown in Fig. 1I showing a ower inplacein theholder; i Y i 1 zi'Fi'g.;A Lisa-perspective view from the back of a modified embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 5'is a perspective view from the front of the; embodiment= of the invention shown in Fig. 4, the elastic means being shown in dotted lines;

Fig. 6 is aperspective view from the front of still another embodiment of the .present invention;and I Fig. '7 is a perspective View from the front of the embodiment shown in Fig. 'showing a stem in place and partially aflixed in the stem holder. i

Referring now in detaikto, the illustrative em,- bodiments of the present .invention shown byl way andt 3, thereisfprovidedin astem holder a shaft membersI-havingsecured vadjacent, the upper end thereof-*awsupport member II. `Theslnember IfI isin the form da gure 8 horizontally dis,- posed andrmly securedtofthe. shaft member I Ili` at itswaist andfismade. offwire orother relativelystit'material. l, Y f

` Al closed fairly rigid' loop member I21 of wire or other relatively stiff material is` providedi having its two reaches. threaded through therespective closed loops: of-thesupport I I. Themember I2 is bent atv its central portion-f so Ythat aloop portion. I3.: may,y extendioutwardlyto the front or'the shaft `member Im and its otherloop por tion I4A may extendl downwardly along the shaft member. :1, 1.

Across support: I1` is secured adjacent the lowas -a.-rubber-.band for instance, passes throughthe vlower loop-portion Ifoff.closedrigidnloop.12;,4 I

1 The: shaft` memberln isprovided with a relatively;` long,-` sharpened pin member :i 20 which is securedtotheshaftmember ati theupper part/thereof.l as=at 2|; At, its ,bottom the shaft member .Iltis formed ,in au-shaped hook. 22V in which the lower.A end ofnthe ,pin member 20 may be positionedlwhen the stem holder is in u place upon thefapparelorhairof awearer.

With the embodiment of the invention shown and described it will be apparenmthatfthe,stem of4 a,4 flower or other object may be; passed through thelloopiV I3` of closed rigid loop member `I2 and pusheddoxvvnwardlyf` so that the stem-,lies adjacent and4 substantially parallel; to the, shaft vkmember IU. aThe-closedzelastic loop` I8 may then be stretched and its twoV` reachesbrought lunderA1 respective ends of cross support I1, presenting a loop portion 23 at thev front offtheiholder to sur- .,'Iheloopportion I3 of closed rigid loop member I2 securely grasps the stem at its upper; part `byfmeans, of tension of closed elastic loop I8h and maintains the stem in secure. and` untwisted po- StQnxifii.; Y ,w .1 i p,

Referring now to` the illustrative embodiment of thevinventionshown inFigs. y4 and5, the stem `holder is L,prcnrided with a, shaftmember 30 and Aafpin` member "3L secured thereto .for `engagement ina hook ,portion 3,2v atsthe `lower .endof the. shaft member,- similarly to the i embodiment just shownand: described. -The closed loop support 33 is` horizontally disposed ,adjacent theupfper end of'shaft member Biland is. firmly secured theretoJ as by solderingnorawelding. ,The` support member-334s made yof wire or similar* rigid maf teria] and provides a support for closed elastic loop 34, the reaches of which are passed through support 33 'on respective sides of the shaft 30. A curved cross support 35 is secured to the shaft 30 adjacent its lower end.

As shown in Fig. 4, the closed elastic loop 34 is stretched between the supports 33 and 35 to present loop portions 36 and 31 respectively adjacent those supports at the front of the stem holdv er. The stem is passed through theloops 35 and y to said loops for tightening the loops about the stem and holding the stem towards the shaft s member in close parallel relation thereto.

6.A stem holder comprising, in combination,

' a shaft member, a pair of spaced apart loops 31 and is thus held securely against the shaft member 30 by the closed elastic loop 34.

Referring now to the illustrative embodiment of the present invention shown in Figs. 6 and 7, there is again provided a shaft member 40 having anelongated pin 4| secured at its upper end for engagement in a curved hook portion 42 at the bottom vend of the shaft member. In the present embodiment of the invention an upper cross support 43 and a lower cross support 44 are secured to the shaft member 4ll in spaced apart relationship. The lower support 44 may be bent downwardly in a V-form. v

A closed elastic loop 45 is provided to be passed over the outwardly extending arms of support members 43 and 44 to present loop portions 46 andr 41 at the` front Yof the holder. As shown in Fig. 7 a stem is passed through the loops 46 and 41 and securely held againstthe length of shaft member 40. In this embodiment of the invention the stem may be easily secured by placing it against the shaft member 4D at the fro-nt of the holder, hooking the closed elastic loop 45 on the outwardly extending arms of the supports 43 and 44 to one side, 'and thereafter drawing the closed elastic loop 45 over the stem and hooking it on the arms of the supports at the opposite side.

The invention in its broader aspects is not limited to the specific mechanisms shown and described but departures may be made therefrom within the scope of the accompanying claims without departing from the principles of the invention and without sacrificing its chief advantages.

What I claim is:

1. A stem holder comprising, in combination, a shaft member, a plurality of spaced apart supports on said memberY a loop on each support to surround a stem adjacentl the shaft member, and to hold said stem substantially parallel to said shaft member, and elastic means interconnecting the loops.

2. A stem holder comprising, in combination, a shaft member, a plurality of spaced apart supports on said member, a loop on each support to surround a stem adjacent the shaft member, and to hold said stem substantially parallel to said shaft member, elastic means interconnecting the loops, and means for securing the shaft to wearing apparel. l,

3. A stem holder comprising, in combination, a shaft member, a pair of spaced apart supports on said member, a loop for each support positioned on opposite sides of said supports to surround astem adjacent the shaft member, and elastic means interconnecting said loops to tighten the loops against the .stem and to hold it substantially parallel to said shaft member. 1

4. A stern holder comprising, in combination, a shaft member, spaced apart supports on said member, and elastically connected loops one loop held to said shaft member by said supports to surround a stem adjacent said shaft member and to hold it substantially parallel to said' shaft member.

movably supported on said shaft member to surround -a stem adjacent said member, and elastic means interconnecting said loops for tightening the loops about the stem and holding said stem in substantially close parallel relation against said shaft member.

7. A stem holder comprising, in combination, a shaft member, a rigid closed loop mounted on said shaft against unlimited axial movement, a.,

cross support on said shaft spaced apart from said rigid loop, and an elastic closed loop con-- nected to said rigid loop and about said shaft. member and spaced along said shaft member, whereby a stem adjacent the shaft member may be surrounded by said rigid loop and by said elastic loop when the elastic loop is hooked over said cross support and around said stem, so that said stem is held in substantially close parallel relation to said shaft member.

8. A stem holder comprising, in combination, a shaft member, a support on said member, a rigid closed loop slidingly mounted on said support against substantial axial movement with respect to said member, a cross supporton said member spaced apart fromv said first support, and an elastic closed loop connected to said rigid loop, whereby a stem adjacent the shaft member may be surrounded by said rigid loop and by said elastic loop when hooked over said cross support, said stem being held in substantially close parallel relation to said shaft member.

9. A stem holder comprising, in combination, a shaft member, a pair of spaced apart cross supportson said member, and an elastic closed loop over said supports held by the supports along the shaft member whereby a stem adjacent said member may be surrounded by portions of said closed elastic loop when hooked over said supports, so as to hold said stem in substantially close parallel relation to said shaft member.

10. A stem holder comprising, in combination, a shaft member, a closed rigid supporting loop secured to said member, a cross support secured to said member spaced apart from said supporting loop, and a closed elastic loop through said supporting loop and about said shaft to be passed over said cross support whereby a stem adjacent said member may be surrounded by portions of said closed elastic loop, when said elastic loop is hooked over said cross support, so as to hold said stem in substantially close parallel relation to said shaft member.

MEYER COHEN.

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